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Why the Bible began : an alternative history of scripture and its origins / Jacob L. Wright, [Emory University].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wright, Jacob L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--History.
- Bible.
- Jews--History--To 70 A.D.
- Jews.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 482 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- Demonstrating how the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible represents the first, and one of the most elaborate, projects of peoplehood, Wright tells the dramatic story of the Bible's origins in relation to 1, a longstanding political division between North and South (Israel and Judah) and 2 the traumatic experience of defeat" -- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edwin E. Aubrey Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Wright, Jacob L. Why the Bible began
- ISBN:
- 9781108490931
- 110849093X
- 9781108796682
- 1108796680
- OCLC:
- 1372393666
- Publisher Number:
- 99994557467
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